Understanding the use case of a hospital OPD
In a typical healthcare service provider institution such as a hospital, there is a dedicated department to serve the patients that need treatment for short-term illnesses that do not require a bed or need to be admitted to the hospital immediately. This department is called an OPD. An OPD is an important part of the hospital's operations and provides a buffer between the incoming patients and the wards that treat patients for longer periods. We can identify a certain number of main tasks that are executed within the OPD. We discussed these tasks in Chapter 1, Introduction to the Microservice Architecture. These tasks include the following: